Barstow to LA

After a 265 km drive we got off on Main Street in Barstow to get something to eat. Met some Highway Patrol guys handing out safety leaflets. I think one of them owns the nice Ford Thunderbird 50 th anniversary edition parked out front. I'll go ask him... After we finished our Angus burger at McDonalds... apparently its not his!...
We continued our drive towards LA. This town is so big one could loose his entire family plus inlaws. We took a wrong exit and went looking for some gas in Downey. By pure accident we found the oldest Macdonalds still open. It dates from way back in 1953, got badly damaged in the 1994 earthquake but got restored thanks to the fans.
We got to the Custom Hotel, checked in, and immediately took a tour around LA by night on a bus with our guide Peter Smith and his witty comments. He told us the history and the full name of the city: El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de los Angeles del Rio de Porcincula..He showed us downtown LA, Beverly Hills, Hollywood Boulevard, Sunset Strip and also the baad neighborhoods. On Hollywood Boulevard, We ate the most delicious french fries with mayonnaise! Actually as good as our Belgian Fries! That was at Shelly's Cafe, which was used in a scene from Million Dollar Baby... We drove up to Universal Studios where the Halloween Horror Nights were just started for 40.000 plus fans at the price of 65$ a ticket. But we didn't indulge, because tomorrow we have our full day of Universal Studio visit, so enough for today! Back tot the Hotel Pete!...